All Stories by Amanda Leigh Mascarelli
- Brain
In pursuit of memory
Why is granny so forgetful? Scientists must learn how the brain builds memories if they hope to figure out why recall fails in old age.
- Brain
‘Study drugs’ can be dangerous
The misuse of these ADHD medicines not only constitutes cheating, but they can become addictive and can mess with your head.
- Animals
Explainer: Animals’ role in human disease
Wildlife, livestock and pets are the source of most germs that can sicken people
- Brain
Respecting the body’s clocks
Daily rhythms affect everything from the time we wake to how well we perform in sports.
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- Brain
Explainer: Our bodies’ internal clocks
Biological clocks determine hunger, sleepiness and other daily rhythms.
- Animals
Infectious animals
Critters spread many germs that can sicken each other — and even kill people.
- Animals
Explainer: People can sicken animals
Wildlife can sometimes become infected with germs shed by people.
- Brain
The teenage brain
Adolescence triggers brain — and behavioral — changes that few kids or adults understand.
- Brain
Fooling the mind’s eye
Brain scientists find they have much to learn from magicians and their tricks.
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Science fairs: Teaching students to think like scientists
Broadcom MASTERS competition encourages science as interactive, live process, not just memorization.
- Animals
An enemy in the cave
Bats under attack from a fungus send scientists searching for clues to solve a deadly mystery.
